<p>I get a little numbness in the toes when I’m walking. From what I’ve read, it’s the result of toes being jammed together, i.e. shoes that are too narrow. I’ve actually gone up 1.5 to 2 sizes in athletic shoes to get plenty of room and I am very conscious of keep the laces loose in the toe region.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this is applicable on the recumbent bike at all, but I’ve noticed that it’s better if I walk with my feet splayed out a bit more – probably, as someone suggested, putting more heel and less toe into the equation.</p>
<p>Still no exercise for me. I’m sick as a dog. Under the covers is the place for me, but I’m so congested I can only stay horizontal for about 2 hours at a time.</p>
<p>Take care of yourself idad. Hope you feel better soon!</p>
<p>Worked out on the bike and did 23 miles. Moved around a bit, adjusted the seat and changed position of my feet on pedals. Way better! Still a little tingly but not totally asleep. Thanks for the suggestions! Will have to concentrate on maintaining form for this. Lifted more upper body weights and incorporated a few new machines so increasing my hour in the gym to 1.5 hrs. Goal for this week is 6 days at gym, three days of weights and 132 miles. When I lose 7 more pounds I am rewarding myself with an hour long massage! Ten pounds after that I am getting a facial. Seems I work harder when there is a reward ahead of me! ;)</p>
<p>Going to PT is like having a dentist appt every week. It’s HARD and he really stretches me. He said it’s OK to run even if I feel the hamstring and that I will feel it for a long time because that’s the nature of hamstring issues. I wanted to make sure I wasn’t trying to come back too fast. (which I probably am anyway…) I looked longingly at the race brochure for the EXTREMELY difficult 10 miler on June 19. It’s the RC Cola and Moon Pie Race in Bell Buckle, TN and is SO much fun. In a rare display of good sense, I signed up to volunteer at the finish line. That way I can get in a reasonable run before I have to report for duty and can still be part of the event and the fun Moon Pie festival.</p>
<p>northminn…I REALLY like that massage and facial idea. OK…I’m down six pounds since last Monday…4 more and a massage it is! Great idea! 5 more and maybe a nice pedicure. And that’s my goal weight! </p>
<p>Note: I’m finding this kick-start diet to be pretty easy. Amazing. Now if I just add some weightlifting…who knows? </p>
<p>Off to my yoga class.</p>
<p>Get better soon Idad! Hope the wife is helping to take care of you…:)</p>
<p>I have real psychological issues about having anything *done *to me…a massage or facial is just as bad to me as the dentist …I really like the way a pedicure looks, however, so whenever I want one I take at least one of my Ds with me so we can chat the whole time and get my mind off of the experience. (Gets expensive to pay for 2 or 3 to get one!)</p>
<p>Missypie- I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels that way. I don’t like massages. I have only gotten them to resolve athletic injuries. My husband loves them. I am OK with pedicures, but only because I like the end result and reading People magazine while it’s being done. Most everyone I know swoons at the thought of a massage.</p>
<p>One time my husband got me a “Day of Beauty” at Neimans and I thought I was going to have a stroke, I was so stressed. I did the massage and pedicure but ended up giving the facial away.</p>
<p>Well I had my first massage when I was over 40…and got over any issues with it REAL quick. I was hesitant…actually very hesitant prior to that. My DH likes them too. Although I must say I prefer going to a women…most of us gals do I think. </p>
<p>Anyway, I have several friends who make faces like I’m doing something naughty when I tell them I’m getting a massage. LOL. Last time my H and I mentioned it at a gathering of friends, one of them went on to ask WHERE and then proceeded to tell us that an Asian “parlor” nearby was raided by the police recently. Honestly, what is the DEAL here? There’s nothing wrong with a therapeutic massage…it’s actually good for you. I understand people have hangups but come on… </p>
<p>And I just love my pedicures in those big cushy massage chairs.</p>
<p>I guess my experience with massages is too much from my running injuries and the deep tissue massages KILL!!! My PT appointments are bad enough- he does Active Release work and I about jump off the table. I don’t have a problem with the modesty aspect- I just don’t like the way it feels.</p>
<p>mowc…yes, I understand. I had a form of deep tissue massage done on my forearm…for tennis elbow. Over 10 sessions. Almost cried each time. The therapist said most of her male patients (many athletes) DID cry…and that I was doing OK. PAIN. Awful. It’s better but not fully healed.</p>
<p>My reason is very easy to explain but makes me seem like a nut. It’s a control issue. Whether I am at the dentist, eye doctor, at a mamogram, getting my hair cut, getting a pedicure, getting a massage, it’s all the same…I have surrendured control of my body and am not in a position to leave whenever I want. It’s a short psychological step to being bound and tortured with a cattle prod. (PLUS, I have to either make conversation, or sit in deadly silence, both stressful.)</p>
<p>I get a massage every two weeks; have been going to the same person for about eight years. One plus of going to the person I see (who also happens to have her master’s degree in exercise physiology) is that she is deaf. So no conversations while I’m getting the massage, especially when I’m face down. She does have hearing aids and reads lips, but you have to be really be face-to-face when she conversing.</p>
<p>I get myofacial release massages, and for 98% of my appointments, there’s always been some rather painful moments, but that’s what I was paying her for… to find those tender spots and work them out. Interestingly, for the past four appointments (since I’ve been working with a personal trainer), she’s not managed to find any of those tender spots. I can tell she’s looking, but they’re just not there, so I’ve had relatively no pain for these last appts. Yes, she still does the myofacial stretching, but underneath, there’s really not any knots to work out like there used to be.</p>
<p>That being said, my allergies have been acting up lately, and I’ve had some puffiness issues around my nose, eyes and forehead. When I was in to see her Monday, she found a couple of spots she attempted to help drain with some pressure/tapping. Today I noticed that I have the slightest, very small bruise just on the right side of the bridge of my nose. Will have to tell her next time not to use so much pressure in that area!</p>
<p>Missypie, D2 will not go with me under any circumstances to get a manicure/pedicure; says she doesn’t like people touching her that way. But she will go for a massage when I offer to treat her; she jumps at the chance. (Of course, we won’t mention D1, who will happily volunteer to accept any form of personal indulgence I offer, whether it’s massage or a mani/pedi).</p>
<p>That’s the way my husband is. When he gets his hair cut, he says he could sit there all day and have them wash his hair. I’m sitting there with my butt cheeks clenched, praying it will be over soon. (I truly try to use the relaxation techniques I learned in childbirth classes to try to relax in situations that are already supposed to be relaxing.) My H even enjoys having his teeth cleaned!!!</p>
<p>I was with your husband until your last sentence. Going to the dentist, even getting my teeth cleaned is pure torture for me. Not the loss of control issue, but my teeth are so sensitive, it’s just a horrific experience.</p>
<p>I’m a huge fan of getting massages (though prefer Swedish style to deep tissue unless I’ve got some specific problems). I also love having my hair washed, cut, brushed, etc. Sometimes I almost doze off while my hair stylist blows it dry. I love the scalp stimulation. He shakes his head when I do doze off, as he has many clients who are so tender headed that they make it really difficult for him to do it properly.</p>
<p>I have no problem with the gynecologist, loathe, loathe, loathe dentists. The worst was the German one who thought my “tiny” cavity should be filled without Novacaine. Wrong!</p>
<p>We have athletes that cry when we do massages. I had one runner this spring who would hit me if I put any kind of pressure whatsoever on her shins. I quit doing her shins; wasn’t going to waste my time. The funniest one though was one of our gymnasts. The athletic trainer was rubbing out her calves and she’s trying to squirm away. She said that getting her calves rubbed out was “like childbirth.” We all busted out laughing. At that time, one of the coaches has a kid who is probably 3 or 4 and the head coach was pregnant (had her baby in February). We have a few athletic trainers who are known for making their patients cry during massages. </p>
<p>I personally hate massages. Both giving them and receiving them. I am not very good at relaxing…</p>
<p>I love getting a massage. I credit my twice a month massage with keeping me sane. I hold so much tension in my body. She has also learned how to release my psoas muscle which helps with my hip pain. My massage is not always relaxing but I always leave there feeling better.
Now I hate the dentist and I absolutely hate getting my nails and toenails done. Both dreaded actitivies that I had done today. Dentist wasn’t bad and it does feel good to have clean teeth. I can’t relax when someone is working on my feet. I dread the pedicure and I only do it in summer. I cringe through the whole thing.</p>